The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20
Tobacco Culaure-WulItPay.

Whatever may be the objections to tobacco
and its use and abuse, it must certainly be
credited with having added many dollar to tue
wealth of the South. The increased prosperity
of many parts of North Carolina and Virginia,
since the attenti III of the farmers was turned to
tobacco and the rapid growth of such towns as
Winston, ')xforl, Reidsville, and other places
has repeatedly been told in the ManufGcturer's
Record. The Wilmington Stcr, answering the
question, docs tobacco pay?" says:
" It has been shawn from actual sales that
| North Carolina farmers have made from 5000 To-
$500 10 the acre, and rom $500 to 1000 to the
hand, or even more The Henderson Gold Leaf
| gives recent example. 1t says: In 1882 u
| man near Henderson planted AN acre in tobacco.
He made $50 pounds which he sold for $685.
% net. The next year, same land, he made
| 1850 pounds, and sold it Tor $41685 net. In
1884 he made, on the same acre. 81 ,765 pounds,
which he sold for $500 In Granville and other
counties, such samples this abound. One
man near Oxford planted ten acres i"r three con
secuIive years. He worked two men and boy
The results were $l2,WIJ lnr the three years
| work-an average Of a. go year. and $500 to
the acre. More surprising results than these can
| be given, but this shows that tobacco pays"
The soil and climate Of Middle and West Flor
| ida are particularly adapted t. the growth of
tobacco, and we learn that previous to the war
| large quantities were grown with profit Its
culture would add largely now 10 The incomes
| OF our farmers and we commend il TO their con-
sideratiOn.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR MIDDLE AND WEST
| FLORIDA
Being impr, s>ed with The fact that the tnbac-
co belt Of 'rth Carolina is The most rr..spcr Ous
portion OF that State, and that its prosperity is
| due 10 The successful cultivation of fine tobacco
and knowing that experience has shown that il
may bt successfully and probably grown in this
State, \ issued circular last December similar
to the one below. The seeds procured for those
| who desired 10 compete were imported from
| Cuba, but failed to germinate. have arranged TO
| guard against this trouble the coming season.
and The company renrws its reward as per an
nouncement below. The most notable incident
| connected with tobacco raising iu Florida was
| the success of farmer near Pensacola who
raised $3.50 worth ct tobacco on less than an acre
of land without clay, although cured without
| tacilIlles or experience. 1t is only necessary
for our farmers to take hold of this new industry
| to add great wealth to our section. At the
| Tobacco Exposition, in November 1887, efforts
| will be made to secure exhibits of rice, cotton,
sugar -cane, corn, pumpkins, 'tatOes, and other
products. Let every farmer keep it in sight and
| prepare something 10 illustrate our great State.
including oranges from the handsome groves in
| Calhoun and other western counties Send in
| your applications for seed.
The Land Department of the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad proposes to secure, III time for
planting, the best Cuban tobacco seed for free
| distribution among The farmers If Middle and
| Western Florida. We will request these farm
ers to send 300 p funds of tobacco To some cen.
! trail point, say DeFuniak Springs, on November
! 1, 1887. We will have buyers on hand to bid
for all tobacco exhibited, thereby securing good
offers Tor all. We will have judges present no
will award an present for US to the grower of
The best 800 p unds $3.50
To second est 800 pounds $3.50.
To third best 300 pounds $780,
Tobacco competing for premium can be
packed in one or more packages as the grower
may prefer, but the entire 300 pounds must be
grown by one person.
or course the owners will retain their tobacco
as well as receive any premiums which may be
awarded TO them.
Send in applications for seed and instructions
ON the following points,
l. How 10 plant, and at what time.
2. How to cultivate.
3. When 10 gather, and how to cure.
a. What natural enemies the plant has, and
how TO destroy them
8. The best fertilizer for our SOIL
Dur object in this publication is to ask all who
feel Interested in this attempt to introduce this
important industry in thi- section, and who de-
sire to compete for these premiums, 10 send their
names 10 the undersigned SO that seed may be
reserved for them. This notice is also given
that such persons may commence the prepara-
ton of planting beds, about which full direc-
tons will be given upon application. This
should be done In ample tiIne and as much
land as the farmer intends To put into tobacco
should be well prepared l can assure them
that an old pine aed or sandy soil with yellow
clay sub soil or light foury soil, will pay them
Handsomely: The black-jac woods will yield
excellent tobacco w. D. CH1PIEY
PENSACOLA, FLA